Alex Joel Masereka

Belgium's ambassador to Uganda, H.E Hugo Verbist, has lauded Uganda's policy on refugees describing it as unique.
The ambassador made the remarks last week during the EU Heads of Mission retreat to Hoima and the Kyangwali refugee settlement.
"It's probably the most welcoming country in the world, as far as welcoming refugees

Makerere University Business School Career and Skills Development Centre has recognised Young Engineers (e²) Uganda for its contribution towards career development.
The Young Engineers program, a branch of Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM) solution targeting kids from the age of 3 and up to 15, is run in Uganda by the

Uganda is set to benefit from a $10m (shs37bn) fund aimed at combating child labour in Africa.
This was revealed yesterday during the 334th session of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation in Geneva Switzerland.
Uganda's delegation led by Hon Janat Mukwaya, Minister of Gender Labour and Social Development is currently

Africa should invest more in promoting entrepreneurship if the continent is to achieve robust economic development, Tony Elumelu has said.
Tony, the boss of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) made this call last Thursday in Nigeria where 5000 African entrepreneurs, private and public sector leaders and the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem convened in

Uganda's Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has issued a statement clarifying reports on the existence of alleged ghost groups under Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP) and the alleged missing Shs11 billion under the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP).
The statement comes after ministry officials appeared before the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee

Uganda's Ethics and Integrity Minister, Father Simon Lokodo has revealed that he is soon introducing a 'zero tolerance' policy to curb corruption.
Lokodo revealed this on Thursday during 8th East African Revenue Authorities Committee on Integrity (EARATCI) held.
"I am soon tabling a bill on zero tolerance on corruption and i hope

The Embassy of Belgium in Uganda has expressed its admiration for the work done by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in war-hit South Sudan.
This happened during a visit to the young African nation by a team from the Embassy as a follow up on "the political, humanitarian

In a bid to curb the poor reading culture plaguing the youth in Uganda, United Bank for Africa (UBA) has embarked on a project dubbed read ‘Read Africa’ to equip students with literature.
On Friday last week, the UBA Fort Portal team led by the Head of Retail Banking, Paul Luyima,

The Principal Private Secretary to President Yoweri Museveni has not been replaced, Business Focus can exclusively report.
According to Anderson Burora, the new Nakawa Division Deputy RDC, reports circulating on social media that Molly Kamukama has been replaced is nothing but "fake news."
"Yesterday 14th October 2018, falsehood propagators circulated on social

The Belgian Embassy in Uganda has revealed events that will mark twenty years of the mission's existence in Kampala.
The timetable for what has been dubbed "Belgian Week" is contained in a statement posted on the Embassy's Facebook page on Thursday. It will happen from the 15th to 21st November 2018.
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